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My son bought a nice ranch home built in the mid 60’s. The plumbing to the faucets is 1/2” copper pipe. Also, it is municipal water (not a well) and seems to have rather low pressure. Is this common? Most every house I see is 3/4” pipe. Never be more than one step away from your sword-Old Greek Wisdom | ||
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1/2 " is normal, as is around 30-35 psi if provided from a city or small subdivision. Most new construction is 3/4 from the well then down to 1/2" . That's my dads observation from 50 years or more of plumbing/water work “You may beat me, but you will never win.” sigmonkey-2020 “ in my opinion, anything that we can do to trigger a potential aneurysm in a leftist is a good thing and worth doing” nhtagmember 2025 | |||
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I'm not a plumber, but I don't think I've ever seen 3/4 to faucets in residential; only on trunk lines, not branch lines. Pretty much what MikeinNC is saying. | |||
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On low pressure 3/4" main feeds are the norm in my area, then split off to 1/2" to individual faucets. _________________________________________________ "Once abolish the God, and the Government becomes the God." --- G.K. Chesterton | |||
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Ok. Thanks. Good to know. In that case, everything is good. Never be more than one step away from your sword-Old Greek Wisdom | |||
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